What You Need To Know About Gear Pumps

Gear pumps are essential pieces of equipment used
in conjunction with motors to move fluid. These can be used to remove flood
waters from residences, to manufacture food items and even to extract crude
oil. There are some key things to learn about gear pumps before you purchase
one such as how do they work, what types there are and where can you get them.

How Do They Work?

Gear pumps, like liquiflo
pumps, work by using mechanical power to turn gears with a slight space in
the meshing. This space creates pressure to pull and move fluid around the
gears and where you need it to be. You can have different types of pumps
designed to handle varying volumes, viscosities, and materials. These pumps
work in a similar manner to a water wheel or a paddle boat, but on a smaller
and more localized scale.

What Types Are There?

The two main types of gear pumps are
internal gears and external gears. Internal gears are described as
gear-within-a-gear types and feature a gear on the outside that is motorized
and one inside that moves as the outside rotates. External gears are
side-by-side gears which move against each other to provide rotation.

Where Can You Get Them?

Gear pumps are available through vendors and
manufacturers of hydraulic equipment. It is a good idea to replace your current
equipment with a similar make and model so that the specifications match up and
there is less damage to the pump and motor due to an ill fit.

Learning how gear pumps and similar equipment
works can help you find the right parts for your needs as well as the right
vendor for those parts. You can find internal and external gear pumps for
almost any purpose and with the specifications that you need.